Combined club and firearm.



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Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

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UNiTED sTATEsPATENToFFIcn JOSEPH C. TOMASZEWSKI, F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOB. 0F ONE-FOURTH T0 JOHN '.TOMASZEWSKI AND ONE-FOURTH T0 ADAM FRANCZEK, BOTH OF CHICAGO,

ILLINOIS.

To all fwiofm it may concern.'

Be it known that I, Josnrn` C. ToMszEwsKI, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented a certainnew and Improved Combined Qlub j specification.,

and Firearm, of which the vfollowing 1s' a My inventlon' relates to a combined club .and firearm designed for. use primarily byV policemen, and has 4for its object; the production of a device of this character which will be of simple construction and eiicient Other objects will appear` hereinafter. 'The invention consista in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

` vanced to nearly firing position, Fig. 3 is a .ger locked in safety position, is an enlarged detail section taken on lme central longitudinal section or the rearward end portion of the device showing the plunand Fig. 1

:v of Fig. 2.

The pre erred form of. construction, as illustrated in the drawing, comprises an elongated tubular body .-1 at the front end of a barrel member2, the ember 2 being in threadwhich is provided rearward end of ed connectionwith said body so as to permit of ready removal. Formed in the member 2 is an axial bore '3 in the rearward end-of which Athe cartridge 4 is adapted to be' arranged, the flange ofI the5 cartridge'being ada ted to abutthe rearward end of said member 2. It w1ll be seen that insertion of a cartridge upon removal of the latter.

v tridge is positioned in the member 2, the

same is securelyV clamped in position between the rearward end of member 2 and a member 5 whichis threaded in the front end of body 1`. Arranged in 'the front end of body 1 is a firing pin 6, the front end of which is slidably mounted siny member .5,

the'` rearward end of said firing pin befg Specification of Letters Patent.

and in ,not permitted to advance lation with the firing pin,

into the 4'rearward end of themekmber'2 may be readily and easily ei'ected i When-the car' coMBINED loLUia .aim FIREABM.

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slidably mounted in a member 7 which is securely fastened as by screws in the member 1.v Interposed between the member 5 and a collar 8, formed upon the firing pin, 1s a comparatively light helical compression spring which serves to normally hold the firing pin 1n retracted position. When said firing the rearward side of-member 7 for engagement by the front end of a plunger 10 slidably mounted in the rearward end of body y,1f At the frontend of plunger 10 is prof vided a head 11 between which and a mem.

ber'12, secured in the rearward end of body 13, said spring being adapted, upon release of the plunger from retracted position, to thrust the plunger forwardly into engagement with the firing pin 6. v Providedy upon the rearward end of plunger 10 is a handle 14 through the medium of which said plunger may bemanually retracted.

Provided in the body 1, the same also prothrough 'the member 12, is a screw or threaded pin 15, the inner end -of which pin is in retracted position, the rearward end thereof projects slightly beyond 1,. is interposed a helical compression spring .y

en ages withV aslot formed in theadjacent` 'permitted toV advance into operative relation withv the firing pin 6. The plunger is into operative rewhen the pin 15 is in engagement with the slot portion '17,

. si e of plunger 10. Said slot'is ofsubstanf' The arrangement is 'the latter being of `insufiicient length to permit of this movement. loosely threaded tupon the plun er at the point of registration.

thereof with t e rearward end of body 1 is a collar 19 having an outwardly projecting flange 20 which is adapted to engage against a the rearward end of said body, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. l Said collar is provided as'. a means of locking the plunger in safety position, it being clear that by positively rotating said collar upon the plunger, with the pin 15 engaging` in thel slot portionl, said plunger may be moved' rearwardly until said pin' 15 engages against the front end of the slot portion17 as clearly shown vin Fig.

claim as new and desire to secure by Letan exteriorly positioned handle on said' Then this position is reached, it will be seen that the collar 19 will serve to lock the plunger against forward movement and the pin 15 will serve to lock the same against real;- ward movement, thus positively locking the plunger against any relative movement. AIn order to release the plunger from safety position, for firing, it is first required to unscrew the collar 19 to the position shown in Fig. .2. Yhen this is done, the plunger may be advanced into a position in which the transversely extending slot portion 18 registers with the pin 15. This having been done, the plunger is rotated so as to engage the pin l'with slot portion 16. This position having been reached, in order to'ire,

it is only necessary to retract the plunger and suddenly release the handle. Upon release of the handle, the spring 10 will thrust the plunger forwardly into engagement with the firing pin 6, the latter in turn being thrust forwardly into engagement with the cartridge, eecting explosion and firing of the latter. When the plunger is locked in safety position, it will be seen that the device constitutes simply an ordinary policemans club. If desired, the parts 1 and 2 may be covered with a casing of leather or other suitable protecting material, as sho'wn. While I have illust-rated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying -my invention into effect, thisis capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish -to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention what I ters Patent is:

1. A device of the class described comprising an elongated tubular body; a cartridge barrel provided at one end of said" body adapted to accommodate a cartridge at its rearward end; a firing pin arranged in operative relation with said barrel; a light spring coperating with said firing pin for normally holding the same in retracted position; a plunger slidably mounted in said body for coperation with said tiring pin; a spring coperating with said plunger for thrusting the same forwardly, when said plunger is released from retracted position;

plunger for retractingv the same; and means for releasably locking said plunger in safety position, said means comprising two stop elements one of which is adapted to lock said plunger against forward movement and the other of which is adapted to lmi lock said plunger against rearward movement, substantially as described.

2. A device of the class described comprising an elongated tubular body; a cartridge barrel provided at one end of said body adapted to accommodate a cartridge at its rearward end; afiring pin arranged in operative relation with said barrel; a plunger slidably mounted in said body for coperation with said firing pin; a spring cooperating with said plunger for thrusting the same forwardly,'when said plunger is released from retracted position; an exteriorly positioned handle on said plunger for retracting the same;- means for releasably locking said plunger in safety position, said means comprising a pin mounted in said body engaging at its inner end with 'a slot provided in said plunger for limiting rearward movement of said plunger; and a stop member adjusta'bly mounted on said plunger for locking' the latter against forward movement, substantially as described.

3. A device of the class described comprising` an, elongated tubular body; a cartridge vbarrel provided at one end of said body' adapted to accommodate a cartridge at its rearward end; a firing pin arranged in operative relation with said barrel; a plun-v ger shdably mounted 1n said body for co-' operation with said firing pin; a spring cooperating with said plunger for thrusting the same forwardly,when said plunger is released from retracted position; an eX- teriorly positioned handle on said plunger` for retracting the same; means for releas-4 ably locking said plunger in safety posi- Abody to limit forward movement of said plunger, substantially as described.

4. A device of the class described comprising an elongated tubular body; a cartridge barrel provided at one end of said body adapted to accommodate a cartridge; a firing pin arranged in operative relation with said barrel; a plunger slidably mounted in said body for coperation with said firing pin; a spring coperating with said plunger for thrusting the same forwardly when said plunger is released from retracted position; an exteriorly positioned handle on said plunger for retracting the same; means for releasably locking said plunger in safety position, said means comprising a pin mounted in-said body having its inner end engaging a slot provided in said plunger, vsaid slot-consisting of -two spaced longitudinalliy extending portions of different lengths 'anda transversely extending contheY same VV:forwardly Vwhen said plunger isv in is engaged with the longer'one of said ongitudina slot portions, substantially as described. Y

5. A device of the class described comprising an elongated tubular body; a cartridge barrel provided at one end of said body adapted to accommodate a cartridge; a plunger slidably mounted in said body for coperation with said firing pin; a spring coperating with said plunger for thrusting released from retracted position; anexte- .riorly positioned handle on said plunger for retractingI the same; means for releasably locking said plunger in safety position', said means comprising a pin mounted in said body having its inner end engaging a slot provided in said plunger, said slot consisting of two spaced longitudinally extending portions of different lengths and a transversely extending connecting portion, said plunger being permitted to advance to operative relation with said firing pin only when said last mentioned pin is engaged with the vlonger one of said longitudinal slot portions; and means on said plunger for locking the same in a position in which said last mentioned pin is engaged with the front end of one of said 4longitudinal slot portions, substantially as described.

6. A device of the class described comprising an elongated tubular body; a car' tridge barrel provided at one end of said body adapted to accommodate a. cartridge; a firing pin arranged in operative relation with said barrel; a plunger slidably mounted in said body for coperation with said firing pin; a spring coperating with said plunger for thrusting the same forwardly when said plunger is released from retracted position; an exteriorly positioned handle on said plunger for retracting the same; means for releasably locking said plunger in safety position, said means comprising a pin mounted in-` said body having its inner` end engaging a slot provided in said plunger, said slot consisting of two spaced longitudinally extending portions ot different lengths Vand a transversely extending connecting portion, vs aidplunger being permitted to advance'to operative relation with said firing pin only when said last mentioned pin is engaged with the longer one of said longitudinal slot portions; and a nut threaded on said plunger forV locking the same in a position in which said last mentioned pin is engaged with the front end of one of said longitudinal slot portions, substantially as described.

7. A device of the class described com prising an elongated tubular body; a cartridge barrel provided at the front end of Vsaid body adapted to accommodate a cartridge; a firing pin arranged in operative relation with said barrel; a plunger slidably mounted in said body for coperation with said firing pin; a spring coperating with said plunger for thrusting the same forwardly when said plunger` is released from retracted position; an exteriorly positioned handle on said plunger at the rearward end of said body for retracting said plunger; and means for releasably locln'ng said plunger in safety position, said means comprising a nut threaded on said plunger adapted to be adjusted to prevent said plunger advancing into operative relation with said firing pin, substantially as described.

In testimony` whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of 4two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH C. TOMASZEWSKI.

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